This Week's South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet at Michigan International Speedway ... This weekend at Michigan International Speedway, Brendan Gaughan will pilot chassis No. 147 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race. This No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Camaro is a new addition to the Richard Childress Racing stable.

Gaughan's Stats at Michigan ... The Las Vegas-native is set to make his third Nationwide Series start at the two-mile oval. Gaughan averages a 15.5 starting position and has completed 239 of 250 laps, 95.6 percent. The 38-year-old also has eight starts at Michigan International Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In those starts, Gaughan recorded one win in July 2003, led 48 laps and accumulated three top-five and five top-10 finishes. He completed 803 of 804 laps, 99.9 percent. Also averaging a 16.4 place start and an 8.8 place finish.

Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con ... Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con returns June 20 to 22, taking place at South Point Hotel & Casino with the best and brightest in comic book and pop entertainment. Meet your favorite creators and celebrities at this three-day event, a giant hall filled with exhibitors, an international artist alley, video game arena, hundreds of people in costume and more. There is something for everyone at the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con, from After Hours parties to family fun on Sunday's Kid's Day. To purchase tickets please visit www.southpointarena.com.

In the Rearview Mirror: Dover International Speedway ... At Dover International Speedway in the Buckle Up 200, the No. 62 RCR team qualified 10th. Gaughan made contact with another competitor on pit road and had to battle his way back up through the field to earn a hard-fought, 12th-place finish.

To the Points ... Heading in to the Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250 at Michigan International Speedway, Gaughan and the No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino team remain seventh in the Nationwide Series driver point standing.

BRENDAN GAUGHAN QUOTES:
What are your thoughts on Michigan International Speedway?
"Racing for RCR, we expect Michigan to be a good place for us. We have good aero and engine packages, so you know those things will help make our Chevrolet Camaro's run well. I miss what the track use to be, old and worn out. It was definitely more fun when you had the Michigan merge, where the guy at the bottom and the guy at the wall would come together, but I think if we just give it some time, the old track will come back. I really can't complain how the track is now though, it is so fast. The fans definitely get the speed out of their system when they come to watch these races."

How far along in the weekend will it take for you to figure out the grooves of the track?
"The bad part is that us Nationwide drivers normally don't find multiple grooves as much as the Cup cars. The groove typically widens out quite a bit for the Cup race, but I am hopeful that by the Nationwide race we will have multiple grooves, or at least a second one to choose from."

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